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Kontoor Brands, Inc.

Stage 4 · Declining · week 1⚠ 3→4 today

As of Oct 22, 2026, Kontoor Brands is in Stage 4, the downtrend phase, now in its first week (since Oct 22, 2026). It closed at $77.78, 11.1% below its 52-week high and above its 200-day average, which is rising.

Kontoor Brands, Inc., a lifestyle apparel company, designs, manufactures, procures, sells, and licenses apparel, footwear, and accessories, primarily under the Wrangler, Lee, and Helly Hansen brands. More about the company

$77.78
+3.61% today
$4.3B · Mid cap
Market Neutral — Building

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Declining, below its long-term trend

Setup score

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Momentum

Accelerating ⇈

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Stage Cycle Timeline2023-08-16 → 2026-10-22
S2 30w
S2 14w
S2 23w
2023-08-162026-10-22
S1S2S3S4Setup score (0–10, dashed line at 5)
S1 3w → S2 30w → S3 4w → S2 14w → S3 2w → S2 23w → S3 6w → S4 9w → S1 9w → S4 4w → S1 4w → S2 8w → S3 7w → S4 8w → S1 6w → S2 3w → S1 3w → S4 1w → S3 1w → S2 13w → S3 5w → S4 1w current
Total tracked: 165 weeks across 22 stage runs.

KTB among Apparel Manufacturing14th of 24 by relative strength

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Stocks in Apparel Manufacturing ranked by relative strength, with stage and one-month change
#StockStageRS1M
1VNCEStage 2 · wk 2699+9.5%
2FIGSStage 2 · wk 597+70.9%
3JRSHStage 2 · wk 2494+5.1%
4SGCStage 3 · wk 878+3.5%
5ZGNStage 3 · wk 878+11.3%
6VFCStage 4 · wk 1668+29.3%
7COLMStage 4 · wk 567+9.3%
8RLStage 4 · wk 466+13.5%
…14KTBStage 4 · wk 148+18.4%
vs 52W High
-11.1%
$56.22 lo$87.54 hi
11.1% below 52W high, failed near resistance
In Stage 4, distance from the 52-week high reflects an ongoing decline, not a discount.
Stage Maturity
Week 1
1w13w26w
Week 1, early Stage 4 decline
How long this stock has been in Stage 4 decline. The longer the downtrend, the more entrenched the selling pressure. No length of decline marks a bottom on its own.
vs 200 DMA
9.1%
200 DMA: $71.30 · rising
In Stage 4, the stock is below its 200-day average, the hallmark of a downtrend. Stage analysis waits for that to reverse before buying.
Rel Volume
0.79x
vs 50-day avg
High volume on down days in Stage 4 confirms institutional selling. Low-volume bounces are typical. They lack real buyers and are easy to mistake for reversals.
Trend Health
↑ ⇈
Short-term trend rising strongly, and accelerating
Two reads of momentum. The arrow shows the direction of the short-term trend: rising (↑ or ↗), flat (→) or rolling over (↓). The ⇈ mark appears when our trend model reads the move as gaining speed on top of the longer trend. Strongest when both agree.
1M
+18.4%
3M
-6.2%
6M
+4.2%
YTD
+29.3%
1Y
-7.1%
Scan Membership
Breakout Watch
Latest: 2024-09-03
6 appearances in last 60 days. First seen: 2020-10-22.
A stock that keeps qualifying week after week does so because its Stage 2 structure keeps holding. Staying power in the scan says more about the trend than any single appearance.
Recent Stage Timeline
2026-10-22S43→4
Wk 1 · Vol 0.79x
2026-10-21S3
Wk 6 · Vol 0.70x
2026-10-20S3
Wk 6 · Vol 1.72x
2026-10-19S3
Wk 6 · Vol 0.97x
2026-10-16S3
Wk 5 · Vol 0.92x
2026-10-15S3
Wk 5 · Vol 1.35x
2026-10-14S3
Wk 5 · Vol 1.07x
2026-10-13S3
Wk 5 · Vol 1.07x
2026-10-12S3
Wk 5 · Vol 0.51x
2026-10-09S3
Wk 4 · Vol 0.64x
2026-10-08S3
Wk 4 · Vol 0.92x
2026-10-07S3
Wk 4 · Vol 1.10x
Moving averages & range
50 DMA
$71.28
200 DMA
$71.30
52W High
$87.54
52W Low
$56.22
5D Low
$73.00
Resistance levels (recent highs)
20d High
$77.78
60d High
$84.29
120d High
$87.54
250d High
$87.54
Next resistance
+8.4%
to 60d High
P/E (TTM)
19.0
Forward 11.8
Earnings Growth (YoY)
-11.4%
Revenue +18.6%
ROE
+49.5%
Profit margin +7.8%
Dividend Yield
2.82%
P/B 6.9

Kontoor Brands: quick answers

What stage is Kontoor Brands in?

As of Oct 22, 2026, Kontoor Brands (KTB) is in Stage 4, the downtrend phase. It entered Stage 4 on Oct 22, 2026 and is in its first week there. What the four stages mean

Is Kontoor Brands in an uptrend?

No. Kontoor Brands is in a Stage 4 downtrend. It trades 9.1% above its 200-day average, which is rising.

How far is Kontoor Brands from its 52-week high?

Kontoor Brands closed at $77.78 on Oct 22, 2026, 11.1% below its 52-week high of $87.54. Its 52-week low is $56.22.

How has Kontoor Brands performed over the past year?

As of Oct 22, 2026, Kontoor Brands is down 7.1% over the past year and up 29.3% so far in 2026.

Which sector and industry is Kontoor Brands in?

Kontoor Brands is in the Apparel Manufacturing industry, part of the Consumer Discretionary sector.

About this companyConsumer Discretionary· Apparel Manufacturing

Kontoor Brands, Inc., a lifestyle apparel company, designs, manufactures, procures, sells, and licenses apparel, footwear, and accessories, primarily under the Wrangler, Lee, and Helly Hansen brands. The company operates through two segments: Wrangler and Lee. It licenses and sells apparel under the Musto, Chic, and Rock & Republic brand names. The company sells its products through mass merchants, outdoor and sporting goods stores, specialty stores, department stores, company-operated stores, business-to-business through workwear and uniform businesses, and online, including digital marketplaces, as well as through wholesale and direct-to-consumer channels. It operates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific regions. Kontoor Brands, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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All analytics based on EOD data. Data as of 2026-10-22. Past data patterns are not indicative of future results. This page is a data analytics tool only.